[Casimir Artmann]

Would recommend Ripple training.

For audio, use roles an you get the same behavior as a mixer. Ex, each person have their own role. Don’t separate audio from video, just expand.

[Casimir Artmann]

According to Senneheiser, via retail in Sweden, ME4-N, doesn’t work with their AVX system and they recommend a G3 kit to me instead.

The guys I’m working with all use G3’s so I go that route and use Røde as a backup solution in G3’s band are to crowded.

[Casimir Artmann]

Eric, with your experience, have you worked with any cardioid lavallieres using higher frequency bands than traditional wireless sets for ENG-work?

I’ll try to check with a set of Sennheiser AVX during the week and see if I can reproduce the problem.

I use Micon-1 adapter on the Røde lavallieres and attached them to the transmitter and then a Sennerheiser CL-100 from receiver to a Zoom H6. Works perfectly fine. The transmitter is set to -20 dB.

Tried two different Sennheiser ME4-N outdoor, with to sets of Røde wireless kits. Got an interference that differed based on distance to receiver and distance to transmitter, eg. 10 m away it was much less.

During the weekend, I tried indoor at home where there are many wif-fi networks, and hade the same type of interference, but even worse.

I talked to my mentor, who has been using ME2’s and ME4’s with G2’s and G3’s for a very long time, and he never experienced such a problem. Therefore, my hypothesis is that some microphones are much more sensitive to high-frequencies than other.

If there are other cardioid lavs that works, then it’s not due to pick-up patterns, but more sensitivity of microphone.

[Casimir Artmann]

I normally use Røde lavalliers for interviews, omni-directional, but sometimes the ambient noise is out of my control and therefore I would like to have a cardoid lavalliere as an option, for example Sennheiser ME4-N. I would like to avoid to use a shotgun microphone, as we very seldom have a dedicated boom-operator.

I have used other older omi-directional Senneheiser lavs with the Røde system without any issues, and therefore there was a surprise to me with the interference with the Røde kit with ME4-N. We have also used Røde lavs with Sennheiser G3 sets.

Røde doesn’t sell any cardoid lavs but others, as Sennheiser and Sony, do. It’s possible to buy a new G3 kit in Europe with either ME2 omni-directional and ME4 cardoid lavallier, but the new AVX-kits are only sold with ME2/MKE2 lavalliere.

I was told the the frequency used in Røde Filmmaker kits (Wi-fi) and Sennheiser AVX (DECT) both make interference with cardoid lavallieres and their cables. Older Sennheiser omni-directional lavs could also be prone to this issue.

So, my initial question remains. Are there any cardoid lavalliers that work with digital wireless systems suitable for ENG type of work. Rack-mount receivers are therefore out of scope.

My plan B is to buy two or three sets of Senneheiser G3 sets with ME2-microphones and thus have the option of use either omni-directional or cardoid miss, with an option to go by XLR if everything else fails.

[Casimir Artmann]

Hi Eric. Thanks for your input.

Could you please give some examples of digital systems that work with cardoid lavallieres suitable for ENG-type of work. My guess is that Sennheiser AVX an’t good enough either, so what are the options?

/Casi

[Casimir Artmann]

I use a MacBook Pro 2013 with i5 and have edited a 3 hour video with sources from two XDCAM 25/1080p, but have 16 Gb RAM, 420 Gb internal SSD and an 8Tb external Thunderbolt RAID0.

Final Cut/X 10.1.x was much faster for me but require Mavericks. e,g. 10.10.2.
External Thunderbolt RAID0 to handle the about of footage I have at reasonable speed, > 250 MB/s.

[Casimir Artmann]

Sorry for not reply your message direct.

Everything looks good as is should now.

Thanx

/Casi

[Casimir Artmann]

These are the buttons and dials on the Sony XLR-K2M adapter.